FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2015 HATTIE BRIGGS AND MANNY & THE COLOURED SKY

Hailing from Gloucestershire 22 year old singer songwriter HATTIE BRIGGS, nominated in the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk award category is being touted as the next big thing. Hattie released her debut EP ‘My Shepherd’s Hut’ in
November 2013, and has subsequently had 3 singles in the iTunes
singer-songwriter chart, including ‘Pull Me Down’ that reached number 19, and
her recent, ’Old Eyes’, that features jazz musician Alec Dankworth.Her debut album "Red and Gold has recently been released. Key live
performances include the recent Cheltenham Jazz Festival and supports with the
likes of Grant Nicholas (Feeder) and Seth Lakeman and a 25 date national tour supporting Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman. For more info on Hattie go to :-

Milton Keynes-based MANNY & THE COLOURED SKY has been quietly plying his wares around town, armed with a clutch of rather fantastic acoustic-folky styled tracks, sometimes sprinkled with soul and rap morsels.

His gorgeous tone and beautiful lyrics make him a mesmerising performer. You may hear echoes of artists that have influenced his music including William Fitzsimmons, James Vincent McMorrow, Dallas Green (City and Colour), Allie Moss and Lucy Rose.